Microtech is riping-off Mikov

[huugh]

http://microtechknives.com/osscobra.html




And original Mikov knives:










That is pretty pathetic, isn't it?

[Daniel Dorn]

Handle, yes, definitely a copy.

Blade shape/s not even close.

Would I buy one? Probably.

[bigmark408]

Blade profile is obvious copy IMO....why should this be a surprise....just another day in the workings of MT....there are also pics floating around of a knife they made that closely resembles the profiles of some other well known makers.

[Knife Crazied]

Disgusting

[frontline29]

Does anyone know if they are licensed designs?.

[Sick or Sane]

I don't see what the big deal is here so long as they're improving the original design, which knowing microtech they have...

[Knife Crazied]

Ask david1967 (owner I'm 99% sure) of mikov what the big deal is?

[arowanana]

Disgusting

I agree. They should have asked Mikov if they wanted to do a collaboration, which they did not. They just took the design. Might be technically legal, but very unethical IMHO.

[Tony8179]

Tony and his company... like thieves in the night.

[Spark]

What's the history behind this design? I recall someone mentioning Huburtus and Hen & Rooster?

[Sidehill Gouger]

I don't know about the exact handle shape but lever release autos and knives with similar frames are common. When I asked Tony about it at the USN show, he told me he considered it just another traditional European auto style. Mikov has no special claim on the design.

[David1967]

Mikov has no special claim on the design.

That is right but show me another knife that looks like that.

The knife has been in production for about 20 + years. The prototype of the knife looked very much like any other Italian Stylleto knife but the production piece was quite different. The blade was wider, the lever worked the other way, the grind on first models was not dagger - it looked exactly like this:



Unlike on the italian knives - the firing spring was not part of the backspring and could be easily replaced. The grind then changed to dagger, the lever was slightly changed and more materials was used. 10 years ago they had 4 models, now there is over 100 different combinations.

There was also an attemt to clone Mikov - so called Dualspeed auto was introduced by knifeshop.com but I do not think it was really successful model.

Also as far as I know there is no other production knife that would look as similar as the MT Cobra. I do like the knife and I am sure it will be well done but still think they went too far this time.

David

[dallasdeadeye]

i own a mikov, buffalo horn handles. this is an outrage, but i can tell you this, they cant match the price point of a mikov, i can already tell this copy will be overpriced.

[hardheart]

What's the history behind this design? I recall someone mentioning Huburtus and Hen & Rooster?

Hubertus Lilly Foot/Lilly Put looks closest to the other two in blade shape, but handle and lever on the MT are still pretty clearly Mikov lifts. Found a pic of a H&R auto that looks like it is just a rebrand on the Hubertus model.
http://www.jaysknives.com/customknives_2.htm
http://hubertusknivesusa.com/Hubertus-LeverLocks_c2.htm

[Lenny_Goofoff]

Might be technically legal, but very unethical IMHO.

can't agree more

[LaBella]

Blade profile is obvious copy IMO....why should this be a surprise....just another day in the workings of MT....there are also pics floating around of a knife they made that closely resembles the profiles of some other well known makers.

I would send you rep if I could